From picture sleeves to 78s, record labels are going old-school for this year’s Record Store Day releases.

Tompkins Square is launching a new series of 78 RPM records for Record Store Day 2012. Photo courtesy Tompkins Square Records.

San Francisco-based Tompkins Square Music is launching a new series of 10-inch, 78 RPM vinyl records limited to 500 copies each, never to be re-pressed. Featured artists are Ralph (“Single Girl” b/w “Little Birdie”) and Luther Dickinson (“Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah”/“Beautiful Dreamer” b/w “Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen”/“Peace In The Valley.”)

“A lot of new turntables play 78s, and many 78 collectors listen to their records on modern equipment,” said Tompkins Square owner Josh Rosenthal. “Tom Waits, Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe have all recently released 78s. So I thought it would be fun to start a line of them.”

Current plans call for Tomkins Square to release 78s featuring Tyler Ramsey and Skip James on Black Friday 2012. Music released on 78s won’t be available in any other format at the time of its release, Rosenthal added.

Here are the goodies you can expect to find at indie retailers on April 21, 2012, courtesy of news releases from record labels and listings at The Record Store Day website (www.recordstoreday.com). If the number of available pressings is known, it appears at the end of the listing.